almia, in return for
which they gave me milk. The milk, however, I could not boil excepting
in secrecy, else they would have stopped their donations on the plea
that this process would be an incantation or bewitchment, from which
their cattle would fall sick and dry up. I now succeeded in getting
Lumeresi to send his Wanyapara to go and threaten M'yonga, that if he
did not release Grant at once, we would combine to force him to do so.
They, however, left too late, for the hongo had been settled, as I was
informed by a letter from Grant next day, brought to my by Bombay, who
had just returned from Kaze after six weeks' absence. He brought with
him old Nasib and another man, and told me both Bui and Nasib had hidden
themselves in a Boma close to Lumeresi's the day when my hongo was
settled; but they bolted the instant the drums beat, and my men fired
guns to celebrate the event, supposing that the noise was occasioned by
our fighting with Lumeresi. These cowards then made straight for Kaze,
when Fundi Sangoro gave Nasib a flogging for deserting me, and made him
so ashamed of his conduct that he said he would never do it again. Bui
also was flogged, but, admitting himself to be a coward, was set to the
"right-about." With him Bombay also brought three new deoles, for which
I had to pay 160 dollars, and news that the war with Manua Sera was
not then over. He had effected his escape in the usual manner, and was
leading the Arabs another long march after him.

Expecting to meet Grant this morning (25th), I strolled as far as my
strength and wind would allow me towards Ruhe's; but I was sold, for
Ruhe had detained him for a hongo. Lumeresi also having heard of it,
tried to interpose, according to a plan arranged between us in case of
such a thing happening, by sending his officers to Ruhe, with an order
not to check my "brother's" march, as I had settled accounts for all.
Later in the day, however, I heard from Grant that Ruhe would not let
him go until he had paid sixteen pretty cloths, six wires, one gun, one
box of ammunition, and one load of mzizima beads, coolly saying that
I had only given him a trifle, under the condition that, when the big
caravan arrived, Grant would make good the rest. I immediately read
this letter to Lumeresi, and asked him how I should answer it, as Grant
refused to pay anything until I gave the order.

To which Lumeresi replied, Ruhe, "my child," could not dare to interfere
with Grant after his